Gals, hooray! We made it through the week. For some reason, it's been a stressful one for me. How about you? You may have a long list of things on your to-worry-about list, but it's Friday, and in effort to blast stress hormones out of our bods, I'm kicking off my list of things I refuse to worry about. Will you chime in?

*The fact that my house is a little less than organized at present. Have I mentioned that I'm a tad anal about cleaning and organization? Unfortunately, this busy week has left my house a bit askew (an understatement). OK, so I could spend the weekend reorganizing my sock drawer, or get out and have some fun. I choose the latter.

*The new "superbug" that is taking over the world. Have you guys been hearing the news reports about the new superbug that is supposedly resistant to all drugs and has the potential to be a massive public health impact if it spreads? Yep, this one has all the markers of fear-inducing, but you know what? I refuse to get worked up about this yet. Experts know very little about it, and the threat, and at present, it seems to be fuel for more of a media feeding frenzy than anything else. So, I'm going to take pass on worrying about this one, too.

*The rude customer service person. Has a customer service person ever been so rude, inconsiderate, etc., that it totally left you in a funk? Been there, done that. Yesterday someone on the phone was so awful to me, I thought about calling back and talking to her supervisor. But you know what? I've long had a rule to not pour energy into negative things, and so I set myself straight. Let. It. Go.

*The fact that I skipped my jog yesterday, and the day before. I was all set to go on a 4-mile jog yesterday. And then? It started raining. Really hard. I generally like running in the rain, but for some reason, I was feeling sluggish and the thought of lacing up and bounding through puddles just wasn't doing it for me. Of course, I started feeling bad about it. The inner dialogue went something like this: "You're being so lazy! Next, you'll be skipping tomorrow's jog, and then the day after, and then you'll just quit entirely." Nope, I ended that stream of negative self talk. It's OK for me to take a break. And that's that.